Won’t contest for vice-prez poll: Gopalkrishna Gandhi
Putting a lid over speculation about his entry into the vice-presidential race, former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi on Sunday categorically said that he would not contest for the post.
Cricket ground gets facelift
A galaxy of former, present and future stars of Tamil Nadu cricket were in attendance to the inauguration of the state of the art India Cements Pavilion, Lt.
Col. GS Gill Hall and a gymnasium at the
Idol thief appears before court
The alleged high-profile idol smuggler, Subhash Kapoor, who was extradited from Germany, was produced before the Ariyalur magistrate court on Saturday.
A team led by Annie Vijaya, superintendent of p
When custodians turn law breakers
A lawmaker should not be a lawbreaker goes the saying, but the city corporation, which is the custodian of pavements in Chennai, has eaten into the existing space available for pedestrians across the
Portable signals prove a burden
Many of the portable solar signals at major junctions in the city have been rendered useless due to “technical snags”. These eco-friendly mobile signal lights, installed only last year to supplement t
Major tunnelling starts this month
The crucial tunnelling of the underground stretch of the on-going Metro Rail project is set to begin this month.
Senior CMRL officials told this newspaper that the drive of the first tunnel-boring ma
Untold miseries of a woman
Rani now leads a dignified life by standing on her own feet, working as a housemaid. But who is responsible for the trauma, which Rani experienced in prison and suffers in society now?
She is made o
Tamil Nadu to go on tourism ad blitz
Not wanting to be complacent with its catchphrase Enchanting Tamil Nadu, the state tourism department has plans to aggressively promote the tourism potential of the state and has earmarked about Rs 10
TESO to meet on August 12
The first conference of the recently revived TESO (Tamil Eelam Supporter’ Organisation) will be held here on August 12, DMK chief M Karunanidhi said here Saturday.
“The TESO conference will be held a
India’s leading law firm opens branch in Chennai
Amarchand Mangaldas, one of India’s biggest law firms, launched its Chennai office on Friday. It
will specialise in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, capital market, private equity and privat